Combined clothes and dish washer



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M. A. www. GMBNED CLOTHES AND DISH WASHER. No. 426,486.

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M. A. WILCOX.

COMBINED CLOTHES AND MSH WASHER.' No. 425,486. PatentedApr. 29, 1890.

Vcompanying drawings.

Unitas drains artnr werden..

CMBINED CLOTHESAND DiSi-i WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,486, dated april29, 1890.

Application led April 25, 1889.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that i, MARGARET A. VVILCOX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Clothes andDish "Washers, of which the following' is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the ac llhis improvement relates to awashing-machine of that class in which there is a fixed semicirculartank or tub to receive the operating' parts, and which may also beutilized f for washing either ciothcs or dishessandthe inventionconsists in the peculiar arrangement, combination, and construction ofparts, hereinafter described, and then definitely pointed ont in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l shows a vertical centrallongitudinal'section of a machine constructed according to my invention.Fig. 2 represents a wire mat or shelf to be used therewith as arubbing-surface. Fig. 3 is avertical central cross-section of themachine. Fig. etisa horizontalsection of awater-distributer. Figo is aperspective view of a modification with parte broken away and most ofthe screens removed.

Referring now to the details of the drawings,

and more particularly to the machine shown by the first four figures, Arepresents the outer tank or tub, being seinicireula-r in form andsupported onornamental legs a. Vithin this tank swings the cradle B on ashaft-C, which 'is rocked bythe crankD and handle d.

This lcradle has slots or openings D, through which are passed phains E,oner end of each being fastened to ring e, fast in .the tank, and theother end attached to one of the mats or rubbing-surfaces F F F. Besidesthese mats F there are three other mats or rubbing-surfaces G GV G, thelowest of which G rest-s on the curved sides of the cradle, while theothn ers have trunnions f f, which rest in sockets on the vertical sidesof the cradle. .Above the cradle is a watendistributer, preferably madein the form of avhollow'oval ring H, having a series of small nozzles7LY projecting therefrom, with curved passages connecting with theinteriorof the distributer. Ait one side the dis- Serial No. 308,558.(No model.)

tributer is connecibdwith a T l, which passes through the side of `thetub or tank A, and the T and distributer are so connected that thenected by piping i with a boiler of any cenvenient kind, but preferablywith that shown at K, which has a concave bottom k, beneath which .is aseries of circles 'of gas-jets L for heating t-he water. This boiler ispreferably connected withthe city water-pipes by the pipe M; but wherethere is `no such convenience a pump N, of any convenient form, may `beused, and which maybe connected withthe boiler. by a pipe 0. Where gasis not convenient, gasoline or kerosene burners may be substituted forthe gasjetsshown.

The tank A is provided with a Waste-pipe P and cock Q, lto allow thewater to be drawn oif as required. Below the tank A is shown a coil ofgas-pipes R, by which the water may be heated, if preferred, or the heatkept up,

as desired. Surrounding this gas-pipe is a short tube or petticoat S, bywhich the heat is retained around the bottom of the tank. The bottoms ofthe tank and boiler are both preferably double to vprevent injury to theinner bottom of said tank and boiler. Y

In Fig. 5 the arrangement of parts is somewhat diierent, the washerbeing set on one end of an ordinary kitchensink, and is shown Without4the upper mat-s and without the gasheater vbeneath it. Instead of thepump shown in Fig. l ,one of diierentformJ is employed, such as iscommonly used in oon-` nection with sinks' Vvwifier'ethere isnowaterservice. A pipe is shown in dotted lines connected withthe fauceton the pump, by which water directly from the pump may be used,

if desired, for any purpose. Either` of these'.

arrangements of' parts may be,used as de-` sired for a1clothes-Washer orfor washing4 dishes; butofbourse when the apparatus shown inFig. 5 isused Yfor washing 'clothes the mats should be used, and if theapparat-us shown in Fig.1"is to be used for washing dishes the matsshould then be'removed, ex-

cepting the lower one. i'

The tank is preferably made of galvanized 'lop suspended indnpendently0f Ithe Cmde, un the mcmbers of the other set being arranged alternatelywith the members of the first Set l mld connected to and moving with thecradle und between the members of said rst Eet, Witnesses:

Substantially as describe@ v (.3. W'. HASKHIS, In tcsnwny wlmmo a-fx. mySgmmwel TVM. A. KAISER in uragano@ of two witnesses nhs 22d da f DE,

